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The resiliency of artisanal fishing communities in Accra, Ghana
Students of the MSc Environment and Sustainable Development programme recently returned from their fieldtrip studying the potential of Urban Agriculture for environmentally just urban development in...
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Future Proofing Cities
Risks and opportunities for inclusive urban growth in developing countries, a report reflecting 9 months work by teams from Atkins and UCL’s Development Planning Unit (DPU) funded by DFID, was launched...
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Windsor Workshop at the DPU
Post written in collaboration with Josephine Wilka. Students of the MSc Development Administration and Planning On the 30th October 2012 at 11am, there was a lot of commotion at the Cumberland Lodge:...
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Megacities are bad for the developing world
This is an extract from the talk given to the finalists of Debating Matters, National Finals 2013 at UCL, London. Debating Matters is a competition for sixth form students, organized by the Institute...
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Reflections on recent Centennial Congress of the International Federation of...
Cover of special edition of Arkitektur DK for the IFHP Centenary Congress 2013 in London The Centennial Congress of the International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP) recently brought...
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Fire in Valparaiso: It’s no coincidence that the poor were the worst affected
Valparaiso Fires. Image: Reuters A few days ago, Chile’s port city of Valparaiso witnessed one of the worst fires of their history. It began in a forest close to one of the hilltop communities, and was...
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DPU60 Day 1 – A Future for Development Planning: Thinking Across Boundaries
The DPU60 Conference kicked off in front of an expectant audience The DPU’s 60th Anniversary has begun! The conversation quickly got going yesterday evening, laying down some of the key challenges we...
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DPU60 Day 2 – Informality, contestation, pragmatism and the urban imperative.
The DPU welcomed Joan Clos, the Director of UN Habitat, and Micahel Arthur, UCL Provost to a session that also featured DPU Visiting Professor David Satterthwaite. The session was chaired by Julio D....
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DPU60 Day 3 – resources, justice, intersectionality and learning in urban...
DPU60 Conference Participants at the British Medical Association in London – over 200 people attended the conference in total The third and final day of the DPU60 conference offered up plenty of food...
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A photographic exploration of urban issues: The DPU Photography Project...
Like many students in the Development Planning Unit, I realized that this year’s field trip would be a great opportunity to take pictures. However, I felt I wanted to do more than just going on a...
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